Ninja and me
enjoying a Christmas Eve steak at
Outback Steak House in Marlton, NJon December 24, 2013. Ninja
got her Emotional Service Animal (ESA) certification on December
19th and goes with me everywhere – we are now legally
inseparable. Ninja is two years old in this photo. She is a Black
Lab / Australian Cattle Dog mix (she is a "rescued" dog). While we were there, she sat at the
table with me and was so well-behaved, she was the center of
everyone's attention.
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Happiness is
a cute puppy. I adopted this little sweetheart (Border Collie / Australian Sheep Dog mix at six weeks old) from Wagging Tails DBA Puppy Tails Rescue in Mantua NJ on July 4th 2015. We named him
Jovie. His coat is not only striking to look at; it is the softest
thing I ever touched in my life. If you would like to adopt a dog, call Stephanie Heil at
(856) 472-2850 and tell her where you saw this - you cancheck them out
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Jovie's markings
are unique. I adopted him as a companion for my Service Dog Ninja
(see below). Here he is taking a nap after the Jeep ride home.

The photos below
show Jovi and Ninja about 2 months after I adopted him (mid August
2015).

Lillian, is my
across-the-yard neighbor's Labrador Retriever. She comes over every
day to play with Ninja and Jovi. The three of them get along like
they've been friends forever. They have unlimited supply of stuffed
toys to tear apart and make a mess of my living room floor —but it is so
much fun to watch them play, I really don't mind.

After a hard day
at play, Ninja and Jovi —who have become best pals—snuggle up together on the couch
(which is covered with moving blankets) and take a catnap.

A video collage'
of Ninja, Rocky, Ziggy and their friends. Also, Art Bernklau and his
two "Foonics".

Since she earned
her Therapy / Service Dog credentials, Ninja has a special vest to
wear.

In early October,
Ninja got a brand new
Molle full-length vest. The patches are secured with
Velcro®
(which has to be secured to the backs of the patches with
rubber cement), so they can be easily removed and washed, or
changed for different occasions. The
Molle loops permit
a variety of accessories such as pouches to be fitted to the vest.
Two metal rings and two cloth handles permit physically lifting the
dog bodily. Reflective webbing (the same stuff I used to make a
reflective cargo net for my Jeep) with snaps is used to hold her
ID cards and provide reflective markers for walking around at night.
The vest which retails for over $150 to $200 (when you can find
them) in stores, cost about $50 on eBay and shipped from Taiwan in
under a week. Patches are not included. What I like about this vest
(over the red one, above) is that the chest strap does not require
me to lift her right leg into it to put it on. The fasteners are
also much more "beefy" and durable. Although the vest doesn't
provide an easy way to attach a
GPS Tracker, the device
can be carried in a small
Molle-compatible
pouch secured to the vest.

I have had a dog (or two) ever
since I can remember (six altogether). Photos of the latest three are shown
below and in the About Us page. From experience, I can tell you that there is no such thing as a "bad
dog" – only owners that
lack the qualities that make Man "human". When an inhumane "human" owns a dog,
the animal will become vicious because of mistreatment, neglect, or abuse. It is
worse when dogs are made to fight each other to the death. This
is the reason that the Pit-Bull breed has a bad reputation. The truth of this
statement can be verified by watching a few episodes of "Pit-Bulls
and Parolees". The
sub-humans who stage
dog-fights should be taken out and shot. Period. This would constitute
humane justice as far as I'm concerned. It would also save the taxpayers a bunch
of money by reserving expensive prison cells for criminals that have any hope
of being rehabilitated by their incarceration.

Some
fools that portray themselves as "experts" will go so far as to tell you that
"A dog licks you
because he likes the salt on your skin",
as "a sign of
submission", or
because they are looking for food. What a crock! You can put this statement to
the test by rubbing your hands with black pepper, and your dog will still lick
you to show her affection. A dog will lick you right after he has eaten two
pounds of hamburgers. Dog licks are "kisses" (dogs can't pucker their lips, so
licking is the next-best thing). A dog licks you because she loves you, and
anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is a damn fool. Anyone who has had a dog
for any length of time surely knows this.

As
proof of a dog's emotional attachment to their owners, I submit to you that a
dog whose owner passes away, will become depressed and despondent – despite
ample food and affection from other family members. I know this because when my
good friend Art Bernklau (photos below) passed away in March 2012, one of his
German Short-haired Pointers became intractably depressed – so much so that she
had to be euthanized. Her veterinarian told Art's wife that the dog was the
worst case of separation anxiety he had ever seen in all his years of practice.
If not for love, what do you call it when a dog is literally dying of a broken
heart because she misses her life-long companion?

My dog
Rocky, who was trained as a "therapy dog" by my good friend Jozie who lived next
door from me, protected him from being killed by a mugger. Rocky was walking
ahead of Jozie off-leash in Woodside, Queens New York, at 2AM. A mugger appeared
"out of nowhere", but obviously didn't think the dog (if he even noticed the dog
at all) was with Jozie. The assailant hit Jozie in the back of the head with an
empty beer bottle, and proceeded to beat and rob him. Rocky turned around when
he heard the commotion, and the attacker then tried to flee. According to police
and witnesses, the dog sank his teeth into the attacker's ass-cheek and started
shaking (as Terriers do). Police could not get Rocky to let go until a K-9 unit
was dispatched with a tranquilizer dart that put Rocky to sleep. Jozie was taken
to the hospital, but they didn't know who he was because he left his ID home,
but Rocky had an ID chip and a "Home
Again" tag. The cops took the dog to the ASPCA to get his "chip" read. When
the ASPCA scanned the chip, they got my address, and took Rocky home to find out
who Jozie was. Rocky came home in a squad car with his face and head caked in
blood. The cops said that the attacker needed 100 stitches to close the wound in
his ass.

We
always hear of Police Dogs who jump into the path of a bullet to protect their
human officer handler and apprehend criminals. And there is the little-known
story of the Labrador Retriever who saved almost 1,000
people on September 11, 2001. It is not because "dogs are
fearless", or because they do not perceive the danger; I am completely convinced
that these "dumb animals" are capable of what the vast majority of human beings
are incapable of – altruism borne of unconditional love. As it says in the
Bible:

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends". – John 15:13

paraphrasing:

"Greater love hath no human
than this, than a
dog who lays down
his life for his owner."

After this little excursion, I realized
that if Ninja were to take off into this 115,000 acre wilderness, it
would be impossible to find her
– and after she took off one day for over three hours, I immediately went and bought her a
Tagg
GPS Tracker.

Pit Bulls have an
undeserved reputation as 'vicious'. The TRUTH is the only thing that
makes a Pitty 'vicious' is an abusive owner.

Pit Bulls are really
big sweethearts, and the proof is right here in this video. My 1 female
year-old Black Lab / Australian Cattle Dog mix Ninja is playing with a
6-month old Blue Nose Pit Bull male named Tyson.

Ninja is much faster
than he is; she runs him ragged, but he doesn't seem to mind, and
doesn't get upset. I can take a bone out of his mouth, and he just
kisses me until I give it back.

Anyone who subscribes
to this putrid MYTH about Pit Bulls simply doesn't know, and has no
experience with animals. A dog
– ANY dog – reflects the temperament of his owner and the level of love
in the home they come from. Abuse a dog or a child, and they will turn
out vicious and mean. Love them unconditionally, and the rewards are
beyond description.

Ninja was sitting in
my Jeep, and I was outside talking to the neighbors, enjoying a
"Cup-A-Soup" (otherwise known as "Crackhead
Soup"). She started 'squeaking', so I knew she wanted some. I set
up the camera to shoot this video, because I think you'll agree it's
funny.

Ninja is my 24/7
companion, and she is always up to something cute and hilarious. Not
that she is officially certified as a Service / Therapy dog, we are
legally inseparable
– I take her everywhere I go.

If I ever have occasion to fly somewhere, she gets the seat next to
me... it's the law!

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